They’ve been mining in Appalachia forever

July 24, 2013

So why isn’t everybody rich?

From a gleam in a miner’s eye

July 23, 2013

To Superfund site in eighteen short years

How would you like this guy gurgling through your campsite?

July 22, 2013

The babbling brooks of Spruce Road

Wherein JLew furnishes an argument for abortion rights

July 21, 2013

Accidentally, of course

Colonizing Ely

July 19, 2013

Well, and Hoyt Lakes, too

Killing bees and butterflies

July 19, 2013

Accidently and on purpose

An ensemble Spotty award

July 18, 2013

Accepting pennies on the dollar from outsiders and colonizers

Perpetual Care

July 17, 2013

It’s not just for cemeteries anymore!

Mommy, what’s that noise I hear in the ground?

July 16, 2013

It’s just mining explosions, dear, go back to sleep

What lies – not very far – beneath

July 12, 2013

Discussions about the proposed new sulfide mines in northern Minnesota always talk about an open pit mine at Hoyt Lakes and and an “underground” mine near Ely. But the “underground” appellation isn’t accurate, or not entirely so, anyway. And when he gets out of Dodge to talk about it, Duluth Metals president Vern Baker (hometown […]

Protecting Brimstone Mountain 2

July 11, 2013

Mining Truth asks four simple questions

The heartbreak of Pudendum Obsession Disorder

July 11, 2013

It can strike at any time without warning